Boys & Girls Club files plan for 10,000 square-foot facility

Published: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 9:48 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 9:48 a.m.

The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County has applied to the Hendersonville Planning Board for a special-use permit to build a 9,600-square-foot, two-story building at 1304 Ashe St.

The building will be used for classrooms and be on the organization’s property at the corner of Ashe Street and White Sparrow Drive.

The new facility “will provide the Boys & Girls Club with more space and opportunities to learn,” according to a news release from the Tamara Peacock Company in Hendersonville, which will design the new addition and has donated the original design services.

“We are still in the exploratory phase at this time,” said Kevin Lauritsen, executive director for the club. “We have that land. We are just seeing what we can do with it.”

If the construction is approved, club officials will assess and identify their needs and start brainstorming strategies to raise funds, Lauritsen said. The building could be multipurpose for classrooms, large and small, for the clubs’ 50 programs.

The Planning Board will consider the permit, accompanied by blueprints of the building, at its meeting July 8, and if approved, the project will be recommended to Hendersonville City Council for a vote at a later date.

The Tamara Peacock Company was previously Stuart Stepp, Architect. Stepp passed away last year. The company has worked on the new Fletcher Town Hall, Green River Fire Department, Mountain View Baptist Church, Gospel Warehouse, Henderson County Athletics & Activity Center, Stacey’s House for SAFE and renovations at the YMCA.

<p>The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County has applied to the Hendersonville Planning Board for a special-use permit to build a 9,600-square-foot, two-story building at 1304 Ashe St.</p><p>The building will be used for classrooms and be on the organization's property at the corner of Ashe Street and White Sparrow Drive.</p><p>The new facility “will provide the Boys & Girls Club with more space and opportunities to learn,” according to a news release from the Tamara Peacock Company in Hendersonville, which will design the new addition and has donated the original design services.</p><p>“We are still in the exploratory phase at this time,” said Kevin Lauritsen, executive director for the club. “We have that land. We are just seeing what we can do with it.”</p><p>If the construction is approved, club officials will assess and identify their needs and start brainstorming strategies to raise funds, Lauritsen said. The building could be multipurpose for classrooms, large and small, for the clubs' 50 programs.</p><p>The Planning Board will consider the permit, accompanied by blueprints of the building, at its meeting July 8, and if approved, the project will be recommended to Hendersonville City Council for a vote at a later date.</p><p>The Tamara Peacock Company was previously Stuart Stepp, Architect. Stepp passed away last year. The company has worked on the new Fletcher Town Hall, Green River Fire Department, Mountain View Baptist Church, Gospel Warehouse, Henderson County Athletics & Activity Center, Stacey's House for SAFE and renovations at the YMCA. </p><p>Reach Schulman at 828-694-7890 or mark.schulman@blueridgenow.com.</p>